A shelter-in-place order was lifted Thursday evening for residents near a wildfire that started early in the day along Interstate 5 in northern Los Angeles County. The order included a recreational-vehicle park near the King Fire’s ignition site. Beyond the shelter-in-place zone, evacuation warnings were issued.

A brush fire that erupted early Thursday morning has scorched hundreds of acres near the 5 Freeway and prompted a shelter-in-place warning for some residents in the Gorman area. The King Fire was

Firefighters scrambled to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted Thursday morning in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County, officials said.

The King Fire just north of Pyramid Lake off the 5 Freeway had grown to 577 acres and is now 40% contained as of Friday, according to the L.A. County Fire Department.

VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is moving. The color of the dots shows how recent the data is (red is today, orange yesterday, yellow two days old). Perimeter data is updated by Cal Fire twice daily.

King Fire initially started 1:04 a.m. Aug. 14 in Los Angeles County, California. After being active for three days, it has burned 591.2 acres. By Sunday morning, 80% of this fire was brought under containment. However, the cause is still under investigation.

A wind-driven wildfire named the King Fire has erupted in northwestern Los Angeles County, threatening homes and prompting evacuation warnings. The blaze, which has charred 2.5 sq km of land, has invoked efforts from firefighters and air support.

As cooler, wetter weather helps southern and central California fire crews contain a handful of blazes burning in the region, the National Weather Service warns it likely won't last.